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Megyn Kelly: Trump and First Amendment 'not a beautiful match'
The Hill ^ | 12/07/16 | PAULINA FIROZI

Posted on 12/08/2016 5:46:39 AM PST by Enlightened1

Megyn Kelly: Trump and First Amendment 'not a beautiful match' © Getty Fox News host Megyn Kelly criticized Donald Trump’s use of Twitter and warned of the potential "de-legitimization” of the media under the president-elect in a Wednesday interview with NPR’s "Fresh Air."

Kelly, who was the target of many social media attacks during the campaign, said Trump might not be aware “that every tweet he unleashes against you ... creates such a crescendo of anger and, in my case again, threatening behavior.” The reporter cited "thousands of tweets" directed at her as an example — threats to "beat the hell out of me, to rape me, honestly the ugliest things you can imagine."

On Monday night at an event in Washington, the journalist blamed members of Trump's team for encouraging some of the hate online.

But the host of “The Kelly File” said she was determined not to let Trump’s behavior and the resulting threats impact her coverage.

“We were not going to change our coverage of him just because my life was being threatened,” she said in Wednesday's interview. “It was a challenge because I didn’t want to hit him too hard as retribution for what was happening and I didn’t want to go too soft on him out of fear.”

Kelly said that if Trump continues to tweet as president, he needs "to be aware of the power he has when he releases these tweets.”

She also called Trump’s relationship with the First Amendment “not a beautiful match” and said she’s worried for the press under a president Trump.

“The people, as much as it’s fun to hate us, they do need us. They need good, strong, skeptical journalists to be covering whoever it is — whether it’s Barack Obama or President Donald Trump,”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: amendment; bimbo; howardstern; lingeriemodel; megynbook; megynkelly; megyntrump; ragepit; trump; trumptransition; twitter
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To: Enlightened1

Megyn seems to not understand the difference between skeptical and hostile. Skeptics are not dishonest as a rule. The press is dishonest and openly hostile.


21 posted on 12/08/2016 5:57:02 AM PST by MortMan (A just nation applies it laws faithfully.)
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To: Enlightened1

MSM CALLED PRESIDENT ELECT, THEY WANT THEIR MONOPOLY BACK!


22 posted on 12/08/2016 5:57:02 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Where's Hillary?)
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To: Enlightened1

23 posted on 12/08/2016 5:57:13 AM PST by WakeUpAndVote
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To: stocksthatgoup

Sorry!


24 posted on 12/08/2016 5:57:33 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Where's Hillary?)
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To: FrdmLvr
Yeah, and go away-—far away.
25 posted on 12/08/2016 5:58:13 AM PST by MamaB (Heb. 13:2)
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To: FrdmLvr

Just shut up, Megyn.

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Nah. She should keep talking herself into a rating avalanche (downward spiral)...


26 posted on 12/08/2016 5:59:02 AM PST by Freemeorkillme
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To: Enlightened1

Time to outsouce her job to Mexico or CNN


27 posted on 12/08/2016 5:59:30 AM PST by ari-freedom (Chicken Little Concerned for Trump people are almost as annoying as NeverTrumpers!)
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To: Enlightened1

What are odds Meghan goes to NPR? Perfect fit for the woman who has perfect fits. Martha Stewart of the news.


28 posted on 12/08/2016 5:59:57 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Where's Hillary?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who elected Megyn?


29 posted on 12/08/2016 6:00:02 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=263&iso=20170120T00&msg=Time%20left%20until%20Obama)
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To: Enlightened1

another smoking hulk by the side of the road after being run over by trump.


30 posted on 12/08/2016 6:00:15 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: Enlightened1

What are odds Megyn goes to NPR? Perfect fit for the woman who has perfect fits. Martha Stewart of the news.


31 posted on 12/08/2016 6:00:54 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Where's Hillary?)
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To: Bratch

Looks like she didn’t read Art of the Deal


32 posted on 12/08/2016 6:01:31 AM PST by ari-freedom (Chicken Little Concerned for Trump people are almost as annoying as NeverTrumpers!)
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To: scooby321

Bottom Line the guy next door, Hannity can get Trump anytime and she will never have him on and her career has tanked
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She always has mens’ magazines to fall back on.


33 posted on 12/08/2016 6:02:09 AM PST by LydiaLong
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To: Enlightened1

Megyn Kelly is angry because she choose poorly.

Perhaps she thought Hillary would win and by becoming a (silent) supporter she would win a big pay day from one of the major networks.

Now she just sounds like a bitter woman looking for someone to blame her mistakes on.


34 posted on 12/08/2016 6:03:49 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN
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Then why did she cover Bill’s rape accusers?


35 posted on 12/08/2016 6:03:55 AM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: Enlightened1

She also called Trump’s relationship with the First Amendment “not a beautiful match” and said she’s worried for the press under a president Trump.

Actually it is a Perfect Match, Mr Trump knows that Free Speech unfiltered by wild eyed leftists is what the people want and deserve.


36 posted on 12/08/2016 6:09:33 AM PST by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Enlightened1

So let me get this straight. According to the media, only the media is able to use media. Got it.


37 posted on 12/08/2016 6:09:55 AM PST by usafa92 (Trump 2016 - Destroying the GOPe while Making America Great Again!)
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To: CIB-173RDABN

Megyn forgets that our tweets are our first amendment in action.


38 posted on 12/08/2016 6:10:34 AM PST by HARRY TUTTLE (Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less. R. E. Lee)
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To: Enlightened1

Wasn’t MEgyn supposed to leave FOX or did she change her mind when no other network wanted damaged goods.


39 posted on 12/08/2016 6:11:04 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Enlightened1

Megyn’s ultimate goal is to be a leading porn star.


40 posted on 12/08/2016 6:11:25 AM PST by Mashood
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